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Minister has questions to answer on Mother and Baby Homes testimonies – Kathleen Funchion TD

The Children’s Committee, today (Tuesday, 4 October) will hear from Minister Roderic O’Gorman on why he reneged on his earlier commitment to establish an International Expert Group to review testimonies provided by survivors of Mother and Baby Homes....

04 Oct 2022 at 14:18

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Campaigner criticises Government’s exhumation plans at Tuam mother and baby site

A Dublin woman, whose brothers were born at the former Tuam mother and baby institution, has said the Government’s plans to exhume the bodies of infants at the site “does not go far enough”. Anna Corrigan said she “fears” that by focusing on the Co ...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:41

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'Make your voices heard' - Survivors of mother and baby homes urged to come forward in NI

Survivors of mother and baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses have been urged to speak to police. Detectives are investigating allegations of abuse at the institutions which were formerly run primarily by the Catholic Church, but also by ...

09 Aug 2022 at 18:00

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Almost 900 adopted persons and birth parents register contact preferences under new act

A total of 891 adopted persons and relatives applied to the new Contact Preference Register last month following the commencement of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022. Of these, 7 adoptees and 2 relatives of adopted people were from ...

04 Aug 2022 at 14:00

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Irish govt approves establishment of office to oversee Mother and Baby home excavation

The Irish government has approved the establishment of an office to oversee the excavation of a former Mother and Baby home. The proposal - put forward by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic ...

27 Jul 2022 at 17:53

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Campaigner ‘delighted’ at approval for Tuam mother and baby site excavation

Historian Catherine Corless has said she is “relieved” the Government has given the green light to the excavation of infant remains at the former mother and baby home in Tuam. The Government approved a proposal on Wednesday to ...

27 Jul 2022 at 19:17

National News

High court rules Mother and Baby Homes Commission treated survivors unlawfully

The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation acted unlawfully by denying fair procedure to the survivors, the High Court has declared The Irish Government has decided not to appeal against the decision relating to ...

17 Dec 2021 at 18:05

National News

New support services launched to help survivors of NI mother and baby homes

Survivors of historical institutions for women in Northern Ireland are to get access to mental health support and family tracing services. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and baby ...

30 Sept 2022 at 11:03

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Bennettsbridge NS and Mother of Fair Love are art competition county winners

Bennettsbridge National School and Mother of Fair Love Special School have been celebrating being named junior and senior county winners respectively of the prestigious national art competition, Someone Like Me. They ...

06 Jan 2023 at 08:00

'No payment can ever fully atone for the harm done' at Mother & Baby Institutions - minister

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'No payment can ever fully atone for the harm done through the Mother & Baby Institutions' - minister

A fund of €800 million has been approved by Government today for 34,000 survivors and former residents under the Mother & Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. The scheme will provide financial payments and a form of ...

16 Nov 2021 at 16:07

Newsletter KilkennyLive

Redress scheme an insult to the survivors of Mother and Baby institutions - Kilkenny TD

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children Kathleen Funchion TD has said that the government’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for survivors of Mother and Baby and County Homes is an affront to survivors and ...

17 Nov 2021 at 12:31

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Kilkenny TD calls for specialised investigation into mother and baby homes abuses

A Kilkenny TD is calling for a specialised investigation into mother and baby homes abuses. Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice, Martin Kenny TD, and spokesperson on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration ...

10 Oct 2021 at 16:55

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